 the  duke of gradsul  is the noble ruler of the duchy of gradsul this position has always been held by a member of house rhola originally one of the vilchar family though since their exile the sellark family has most commonly held this honor traditionally the duke of gradsul has also held the position of lord admiral of keoland though occasionally this honor is passed to another officially the duke of gradsul also holds the position of lord mayor of the city of gradsul city gradsul though this office is nearly always passed to a favored cousin to allow the duke to worry merely with the duties of managing the duchy itself without troubling them with the day-to-day issues of the city as well many dukes of gradsul have been elected to the throne; most notably the tavish dynasty it is also an important political position within the nation; the current duke luschan viii duke luschan sellark viii is considered by many as second in influence only to the king keoland throne of the lion and council of niole dra court of the land and many think he will be a prime candidate to succeed skotti i king skotti i should he fail to produce a suitable heir see also see also see also category dukes of gradsul dukes of gradsul 